Michael O'Hara focuses his practice in the areas of finance, creditor's rights, business transactions/contracts, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions. He is counsel for Do it Best Corp. and for numerous closely held corporations and several financial institutions.

Professional Honors

• AV ^® Preeminent™ rated attorney based on Martindale-Hubbell's peer review ratings.
• Selected for inclusion since 2016 in the Best Lawyers® in America publication in the areas of corporate law, banking and finance law.
• Recognized in the Best Lawyers® in America publication as "Lawyer of the Year", Fort Wayne in:
  • Corporate Law, 2021
  • Banking and Finance Law, 2023
• Named a 2011 "Person of the Year" by the Notre Dame Club of Fort Wayne/Northeast Indiana for professional and civic accomplishments.

Professional and Community Involvement

• Member, Allen County Bar Association
  • Former Chairman, Grievance Committee
• Member, Indiana State Bar Association
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute

* AV ^® Preeminent™ is a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies. The AV rating is a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.

• Non-Consensual Third-Party Releases in Bankruptcy Disallowed
• Subordination Agreements May Be Modified in Bankruptcy Reorganizations

• Indiana
• U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana

• B.A., Economics, University of Notre Dame
• J.D., DePaul University College of Law, Chicago